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Waddel Lakes
Waddel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *James Waddel (1739–1805), Irish American Presbyterian preacher from Virginia *James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859), American Presbyterian minister and theologian * John Newton Waddel, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1865 to 1874 *Moses Waddel Moses Waddel (June 20, 1770 – July 21, 1840) was an American educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina. Famous as a teacher during his life, Moses Waddel was author of the bestselling book ''Memoirs of the Life of Miss C ... (1770–1840), American educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina See also * Hope Waddel Training Institute * Waddell House (other) * Twaddell (other) * Waddell (other) * Weddell (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Waddel
James Waddel (or Waddell, July 1739 – September 17, 1805) was an Irish American Presbyterian preacher from Virginia noted for his eloquence. He was a founding trustee of Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University), when it was made into a college in 1776.Williams, Richard G (2013). Lexington, Virginia and the Civil War. The History Press, 2013. Retrieved online https://books.google.com/books?id=SnlXXMRrD3MC&pg=PA22 The family name has had various spellings and pronunciations. Waddel's descendants have typically pronounced "Waddell" with a stress on the final syllable and have spelled it with two Ls. Early and family life James Waddel was born in Newry, Ireland in July 1739. His parents, Thomas and Janetta Waddel, emigrated to the United States later that same year, settling in southeastern Pennsylvania near the Delaware line.Joseph Addison Waddell, "Annals of Augusta County, Virginia", c.1901 North Carolina-born Rev. Moses Waddel (1770-1840) is reputedly a cousin. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Waddel Alexander
James Waddel Alexander (March 13, 1804 – July 31, 1859) was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who followed in the footsteps of his father, Rev. Archibald Alexander. Early life Alexander was born in 1804 in Louisa County, Virginia, the eldest son of Rev. Archibald Alexander and his wife Janetta Waddel. He was born on the Hopewell estate near present-day Gordonsville at the residence of his maternal grandfather after whom he was named, the blind Presbyterian preacher James Waddel. His younger brothers included William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), president of the New Jersey State Senate and first president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, and Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860), a biblical scholar. At the time of Alexander's birth, his father was president of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He attended his first schools in Philadelphia after his father was called to serve as minister of the Third Presbyterian Church in 1807. The family then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Newton Waddel
John Newton Waddel (born Willington, South Carolina, April 2, 1812; died 1895) was the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1865 to 1874.Ole Miss biography Biography Waddel was the son of Moses Waddel and Eliza Woodson Waddel. He was a graduate of the (1829). He worked as a cotton farmer in , taught at the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Waddel
Moses Waddel (June 20, 1770 – July 21, 1840) was an American educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina. Famous as a teacher during his life, Moses Waddel was author of the bestselling book ''Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt''. "USC Special Collections: Women in the Quaker Tracts" (books), Melinda K. Hayes, Librarian, Specialized Libraries & Archival Collections, University of Southern California, 2006-11-22, webpage: USC. Life and work Born in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina, Waddel attended Clio's Nursery north of Statesville, North Carolina and then went on to graduate in 1791 from Hampden–Sydney College with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Hanover (of Hanover County, Virginia). Waddel (pronounced ''Waddle'') began his ministry in the South Carolina Lowcountry; but coming to view Charleston's sophistication as sinful, he departed for the backwoods Upcountry. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Waddel Training Institute
The Hope Waddell Training Institution (HOWAD) is a school in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria founded by missionaries from the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1895. It is named after the Reverend Hope Masterton Waddell. Establishment and growth Mary Slessor was a driving force behind the establishment of HOWAD. The school started in 1895. Slessor landed in Calabar in 1876. The Scottish missionary Mary Mitchell Slessor, who had done much work with the Efik people around Calabar, was a driving force behind the establishment of the Institute. Edinburgh was hesitant about accepting Slessor's demand to establish an industrial training center, but eventually decided to set up an institute on similar lines to its two existing ones in Africa, Lovedale Institute in South Africa and Livingstonia in Nyasaland. Robert Laws, a United Presbyterian minister who had been involved with both of these institutions for a long time, was sent to make a feasibility study. Laws expresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddell House (other)
Waddell House or Waddel House may refer to: * Church-Waddel-Brumby House, Athens, Georgia, listed on the NRHP in Georgia *Waddell House (Lexington, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri * George Waddell House, Anaconda, Montana, listed on the NRHP in Montana *William Waddell House William Waddell House is a historic home located near Grassy Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina. It was built between 1820 and 1830, and is a two-story, three bay, "L" plan brick dwelling with a one-story ell. The interior was restored after a ..., Grassy Creek, North Carolina, listed on the NRHP in North Carolina * Waddel Mansion, Webster, South Dakota, listed on the NRHP in South Dakota {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twaddell (other)
Twaddell may refer to: People * William J. Twaddell (1884–1922), assassinated Irish politician * William Freeman Twaddell (1906–1982), American linguist * William H. Twaddell, American diplomat Other * Twaddell scale, a hydrometer scale for reporting the measured specific gravity of a liquid relative to water See also * Twaddle, a variant on the surname Twaddell {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddell (other) , medical terminology related to back pain
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Waddell may refer to: Places * Waddell, Arizona ** New Waddell Dam, on the Agua Fria River * Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, Macon, Georgia * Waddell Creek, a stream in California * E. E. Waddell Language Academy, Charlotte, North Carolina * Waddells Mill Pond Site, an archeological site in Florida * Waddell's Station, a historic site in Oklahoma Other uses * Waddell (surname), including a list of people with the name * Russell, Majors and Waddell, a partnership that operated the Pony Express * USS ''Waddell'' (DDG-24), a United States Navy vessel * Waddell and Reed, a mutual fund company * Waddell (Limited), owners of Dazed & Confused (magazine) * Waddell's signs Waddell's signs are a group of physical signs, first described in a 1980 article in '' Spine'', and named for the article's principal author, Professor Gordon Waddell (1943–2017), a Scottish Orthopedic Surgeon. Waddell's signs may indicate n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
